Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the
Foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students
attending higher-education institutions granting two-year degrees. All
recipients must demonstrate academic achievement and complete 100 hours
of community service within the past 12 months.

Watson fulfilled her community service requirements at the Holy Family
Catholic Church in Virginia Beach. After completing her two-year degree
at TCC, Watson plans to enroll at Old Dominion University to pursue a
degree in Political Science and International Relations.

"
The Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program gives support and
encouragement to an under-served population of college students," says
J. Mark Davis, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The
program is made possible with funding from the Joseph B. Whitehead
Foundation. The late Joseph B. Whitehead was one of the original
Coca-Cola bottlers.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation was created in 1986 to commemorate the
100th anniversary of Coca-Cola and to establish a legacy for future
leaders. The Foundation has provided more than $1.6 million in
scholarship awards to students attending institutions granting two-year
degrees and more than $23 million in the Coca-Cola Scholars program
since its inception. For more information, visit
<
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/> www.coca-colascholars.org.

Tidewater Community College (TCC) is the second largest of the 23
community colleges in the Commonwealth of Virginia, enrolling more than
34,000 students annually. It is the 37th largest in the nation's 1,600
community college network and among the 50 fastest growing large
community colleges. Founded in 1958 as a part of the Virginia Community
College System, the college serves the South Hampton Roads region with
campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, the TCC Jeanne and George
Roper Performing Arts Center in the theater district in downtown
Norfolk, and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach.
Forty-three percent of the region's residents attending a college or
university in Virginia last fall were enrolled at TCC. For more
information, visit www.tcc.edu.